China’s protests: A view from the inside
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Chinese cities have seen days of extraordinary protests calling for an end to the country’s zero-Covid measures, and for President Xi to step down. So what is it about this generation of students that’s motivated them to come out en masse on the streets for the first time since Tiananmen Square? And what does it mean for President Xi?
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| 0:00.0 | We hardly agree on anything. |
| 0:02.5 | I wouldn't go that far, son. |
| 0:04.3 | See what I mean? |
| 0:05.2 | But with T-levels, we're on the same page. |
| 0:07.6 | We're on the same page. |
| 0:08.6 | I love the industry placement, |
| 0:10.5 | so you can get your career started. |
| 0:13.1 | I like that it's equivalent to three A-levels, |
| 0:15.5 | so degree is still an option. |
| 0:17.6 | Either way, I like the thought of you leaving home. |
| 0:20.7 | Dad, when you're done, obviously, T-levels. |
| 0:23.5 | The career focus qualification you can both agree on. |
| 0:26.6 | Finally, visit tlevelinfo.org.uk. |
| 0:37.9 | In Qatar, crowds of fans are jostling alongside the world's media, |
| 0:43.6 | watching and partying, |
| 0:45.9 | as the World Cup becomes one of the biggest sporting events to be held |
| 0:50.4 | in a post-lockdown world. |
| 0:57.6 | But just over 5,000 kilometres away in China, |
| 1:07.8 | in what feels like a parallel universe, |
| 1:10.5 | a very different story is playing out. |
| 1:17.5 | All of a sudden, tens of millions of football fans |
| 1:21.2 | gluing to their television are seeing all around the world, |
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